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September 2023 NewsletterGuild News, Community Events, Jobs and Announcements |
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September Webinar: Cooperative Formation in Indian Country with Eva Seidelman and Aaron Sims
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Please join us on Thursday, September 28th at 10am PT/11am MT/12pm CT/1pm ET for our September webinar. Attorneys Eva Seidelman and Aaron Sims of Chestnut Law Firm, New Mexico will provide an overview of legal issues relating to forming cooperatives in Indian Country. Register here. |
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The recordings for past CPG webinars can be found in the Guild’s webinar library.
Currently, CPG offers California CLE credit for qualifying webinars. Most CPG webinars can count as CLE credits in most US states. If you’d like to help us offer CLE credit in other states, please email Sarah Kaplan at the Webinar Committee: sarah@cuttingedgecounsel.com. |
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September 21st: Cheryl and Tom's Excellent Adventures in International Co-op Law
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The Webinar Circle is holding a second event this month: On Thursday, September 21st, at 10am PT/11am MT/12pm CT/1pm ET, Cheryl Markham and Thomas Beckett will host a discussion about their summer cooperative study abroad programs.
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Cheryl and Tom both studied abroad this summer, attending courses about cooperative formation and cooperative law in Europe. For those of us who couldn't make it to Croatia or Italy, this is a report-back on what they learned, and what they took away for U.S. practitioners. Cheryl and Tom will describe some features of international co-op statutes, to help U.S. practitioners consider potential changes to U.S. state co-op laws that could benefit cooperatives here. Register here. |
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November 2-4, 2023: Annual CPG Conference and Member Meeting in Chicago
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Registration is now open for the Cooperative Professionals Guild’s first in-person conference since 2019. The 2023 Cooperative Professionals Guild Conference will be held at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law (formerly John Marshall Law School) from 9am on Thursday, November 2nd to midday on Saturday, November 4th, 2023.
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This will be the first CPG conference since the Guild’s incorporation as a nonprofit in 2022, so in addition to sessions, plenaries, and site visits, the conference will include an Annual Members’ Meeting on November 3rd. Guild volunteers will present an annual report, Members will elect a new Board to replace the initial Board, and the group will discuss and make decisions about the nonprofit’s future.
The conference schedule and registration link can be found here. Folks who register before September 30th will receive an early bird discount. Members and subscribers can use the discount code emailed to them on September 14th. A remote access option will be available for most conference activities. We will send out a detailed schedule, Board nomination instructions, and an annual meeting agenda in the coming weeks.
We have reserved a block of private and shared rooms at the Chicago Hostelling International location; attendees can contact the Hostel to book with the block, or book dorm accommodations directly on the website. https://hihostels.com/hostels/hi-chicago/. |
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Photographs are from CPG’s last in-person conference in 2019, which was also held at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law.
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Nuns & Nones Land Justice is hiring! We're seeking 2 stellar coaches to guide religious communities on their land justice journeys (mostly in the Midwest and Northeast) and 1 ops manager to support our growing team; apply by September 21st! Learn more about the N&N Land Justice Project. |
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Community upcoming events
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The Union Cooperative Initiative, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, is launching a new monthly newsletter with updates on our union cooperative development work, new services, and solidarity actions with our members and partners! Content from its September edition, a launch party invitation for the new Seize the Means of Production Video Co-op, is included on the right. Join as a member of UCI to receive the newsletter.
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Nov. 2-4: Cooperative Professionals Guild annual conference and member meeting, Chicago, IL. Hybrid.
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Nov. 29- Dec. 1: 4th International Forum of Cooperative Law, San Sebastian, Basque Country. Hybrid.
Participate in the Cooperative Professionals Guild
The Cooperative Professionals Guild is a growing network of co-op professionals created by us, for us. We’re currently volunteer-run. Here are some ways you can participate:
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Submit community listings for the next newsletter using this Google form;
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Send messages to the CPG network by emailing the CPG listserv at members@professionals.coop;
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Attend meetings or join governance circles. Circle members are also eligible to join the General Circle.
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